# Incident 20020707015409I: Amtr SEAWIND3000, Arlington, WA, July 7, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2002, 17:26 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1608° N, 122.1590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARLINGTON MUNI (AWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1608&lon=-122.1590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N521GR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N521GR-2016-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Reece Glenn E SEAWIND 3000 (registry code 05610C6, https://openairdocs.org/model/reece-glenn-e-seawind-3000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAWIND3000
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020707015409I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT REPORTED GEAR UP LANDING OCCURRED DUE TO LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE GRASS AT ARLINGTON AIRPORT, AND SUFFERED NO DAMAGE. INSPECTION FOUND A FAILED RELAY IN THE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THIS CAUSED THE SYSTEM PUMP TO CONTINUE OPERATION AFTER SYSTEM HAD BUILT UP PRESSURE DURING LAST RETRACT OF THE LANDING GEAR. THIS CONTINUOUS OPERATION ELEVATED THE HYDRAULIC FLUID TEMPERATURE TO THE POINT THAT THE SYSTEM RESERVOIR FAILED (MELTED). AFTER THE GEAR UP LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED AND A HIGHER RATED RELAY WAS INSTALLED IN THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE HYDRAULIC LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, AN ADVISORY LIGHT WAS INSTALLED IN THE COCKPIT TO ALERT THE PILOT OF CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF THE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC PUMP.

## Other reports on N521GR (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20050422006239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050422006239I), Apr 22, 2005: Amtr SEAWIND3000 (N521GR), Temple Bar, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) After completing a water landing, the aircraft battery was drained during restart. During the attempted restart, the aircraft drifted towards the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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